PERFORMANCES-MUSIC-NOVEMBER 2014

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY, Fall Masterworks Concert, Shane Mickelsen, guest conductor, the story of Beethoven’s life and music in a 75 minute program, featuring a variety Beethoven’s music including chamber, solo, and orchestral, each selection will be followed by a brief insight from the conductor regarding that portion of the composer’s life and times, November 1, 7 p.m., South Hills Middle School, 13508 S. 4000 West, Riverton, $10 general, $5 seniors, students and children 6-12, at the door with cash, check or credit card, or www.omsymphony.org or www.showtix4u.com.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Noam Pikelny, banjo, and Aoife O’Donovan, singer/songwriter November 1, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, $20 general, $15 students, 801-626-7000, www.wsuculturalaffairs.org or www.weberstatetickets.com.

UTAH VIOLA SOCIETY, “Viola Day!!!!!,” a full day’s worth of events, including a master class with internationally renowned violist Roger Chase, an exhibition of local instrument makers, a lecture/performance by Utah Symphony violist Leslie Richards, a concert of viola ensembles and the world premiere of Christopher Burns’ White Roses for string quintet by the Fry Street Quartet and Utah Symphony principal viola Brant Bayless, November 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10, free for members of the Utah Viola Society, www.utahviolasociety.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BRAVO! Series, “Royal Ballet of Cambodia,” renowned for graceful hand gestures, stunning costumes and live music, infused with a sacred and symbolic role, the dance embodies the traditional values of refinement, respect and spirituality, November 1, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $17 general ($7 off with BYU or student ID, $3 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Music Virtuosity in Utah Valley,” Symphony Orchestra and Utah Valley Youth Symphony, Cheung Chau, conductor, November 1, 7:30 p.m., Sorensen Center Grande Ballroom, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Brooks Hafey, piano, November 1, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

MURRAY CONCERT BAND, “Fall Concert,” Dr. Craig Ferrin, conductor, November 1, 7:30 p.m., Hillcrest Jr. High School, 126 E. 5300 South, Murray  free, donations are gratefully accepted.

UTAH VIOLA SOCIETY, “The Tertis Project,” with internationally renowned violist Roger Chase and pianist Michiko Otaki, program features British music for viola by composers championed by legendary violist Lionel Tertis, including Arthur Bliss’ Sonata, Arnold Bax’s Concert Piece, York Bowen’s Melodies on the C and G String and Benjamin Dale’s Romance, November 2, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $15, at the door, free for U. students and members of the Utah Viola Society, www.utahviolasociety.org. 

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem,” the performance will feature the choir, soloists and orchestra, November 2, 4 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 261 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, the service is open to the public and free of charge, donations will be accepted, a reception will follow.

AMERICAN FORK SYMPHONY, “International Classics,” Shauna Smith, conductor, November 3, 7 p.m., American Fork High School Auditorium, 510 N. 600 East, American Fork, $5 general, $3 children (3-18 yrs.), $15 family, at the door, www.americanforksymphony.org.

COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, The Wasatch Chorale, opens its 41st season with Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach, November 4, 7:30 p.m., Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $8-$10, 801-852-7007, www.coveycenter.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Baroque Ensemble, November 4, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Kicks Band, N0vember 4, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Ensembles, November 4, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, Steve Call, director, November 5, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Combos, N0vember 5, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Wind Symphony, Donald Peterson, conductor, November 5, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY, Guitar Duo Concert, Cindy Spell and David Norton, music for two guitars by John Johnson, Laurent Meneret, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Domingo Semenzato, Celso Machado, Andrew York, Andres Segovia, and Miroslav Loncar, November 5, 7 p.m., CUAC Gallery, 175 E. 200 South, $10 suggested donation, to reserve a seat please RSVP by sending an email to www.art@cuartcenter.org.

UTAH WIND SYMPHONY, with guest artist Allen Vizzutti, trumpet, Scott Hagen, music director, Craig Kirchhoff and Russell Pesola, guest conductors, the concert will feature works by Claude T. Smith’s Festival Variations, Michael Markowski’s Saturn Returns, and David Gillingham’s The Song Shall Never End, November 6, 7:30 p.m., Churchill Junior High, 3450 Oakview Dr., Salt Lake City, $12 general, $6 seniors/students, www.utahwindsymphony.org.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOGAN, American Brass Quintet, November 6, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall, Utah State University, $24 general, $10 student (with ID), tickets may be purchased online or at the door, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Ensemble, Mark Ammons, director, November 6, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Women’s Chorus, November 6, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Symphonic Band Concert, November 6, 7:30 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, “Steve Lindeman and Friends: Jazz,” November 6, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, “Songs of the Earth,” a cantata by Mary Lou Prince and Patty Christiena Willis about the beauty of the earth, performed by a combined interfaith choir, November 7, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “When Voices Combine,” Men’s and Women’s Choirs, Cherilyn Worthen and Reed Criddle, conductors, the choirs combine to create elegant harmonies from the renaissance to the modern era, November 7, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theatre, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Wind Orchestra, N0vember 7, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, free.

KINGSBURY HALL PRESENTS, Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion, the musician and choreographer have spent the last ten years exploring the delicate boundaries between music and dance, together they have built a body of duets that juxtapose the formality of music composition with a radical and open approach to performance and audiences, November 7, 7:30 p.m., $23, Marriott Center for Dance, University of Utah, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, School of Music Camerata Awards, the Awards Concert Gala celebrates the contributions of musicians and patrons of the arts to the University of Utah and the broader community, the 2014 recipients are Maurice Abravanel and Obert C. and Grace Tanner, November 7, 8 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra,” Ilan Volkov, guest conductor, Marc-André Hamelin, piano,  program also includes music by Mozart, and R. Strauss, November 7-8, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $34-$69 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY and AMERICAN HERITAGE LYCEUM PHILHARMONIC, “The Price of Freedom: A Musical Tribute to Veterans,” by Rob Gardner and McKane Davis, an emotional and inspiring musical about the soldiers who fought in World War II and the families they left behind, featuring archival film footage, November 7-8, 7:30 p.m., American Heritage School, 736 N. 110 East, American Fork, $8, veterans free, appropriate for ages 8 and above, www.american-heritage.org/show.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Women’s and Men’s Choruses, Rosalind Hall and Jean Applonie, conductors, November 7-8, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, The Threepenny Opera, book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, this brilliant musical is a political and social satire about the corruption of humanity and a sharp critique of Capitalism, yet humorous with a happy ending, November 7-9, 13-16, 20-23, 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on November 15-16 and 22-23, Kingsbury Hall, $18 general, $15 seniors/U. faculty/staff/military and immediate families, $8.50 non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com. 

SALT LAKE CHORAL ARTISTS, “Alleluia, Sing!,” Women’s and Men’s Choirs, under the direction of Dr. Jane Fjeldsted, accompanied by Susan Baugh, November 8, 7:30 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, $10 available at the door, or at www.saltlakechoralartists.org.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Monika Jalili Quartet, Persian songs of love and hope, November 8, 7 p.m., Viridian Center, 8030 S. 1825 West, West Jordan, free.

OGDEN SYMPHONY BALLET ASSOCIATION presents BYU’s “Vocal Point,” November 8, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $14-$22, for more information and tickets, www.symphonyballet.org.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Lawrence Gee, piano, pieces for piano by Brahms, Francaix, Glinka and Chopin, November 8, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE, Eccles Organ Festival, Ghislain Leroy, organist at Cathedral of Notre Dame de la Treille, Lille, France, and Romain Leleu, trumpet, November 9, 8 p.m., free, 801-328-8941 for more information, www.utcotm.org.

AMERICAN WEST CHAMBER SINGERS, “Give My Regards to Broadway,” Tyler Kofoed, conductor, the concert features favorites from Broadway musicals through the decades starting with the Gershwins and Cole Porter to today’s hits from Wicked, Jersey Boys and much more, November 9, 5 p.m., Community of Grace Presbyterian Church, 2015 Newcastle Drive, Sandy, $10 general, $8 seniors/students, $5 youth (7-15 years), at the door.

JAZZSLC, Hiromi: The Trio Project, featuring Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips, November 10, 7:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, $33.50 general $10 students, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Guitar Ensembles, N0vember 10, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, “Percussion Fall Extravaganza,” Women’s Chorus, November 10, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “The Percussion Time Machine,” Doug Smith, director, Percussion UVU explores music from Gregorian Chants, Mozart to music of the 20th century and beyond, November 10, 7:30 p.m., Sorensen Center Grande Ballroom, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

AMERICAN FESTIVAL CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA, “Veterans Concert,” Dr. Craig Jessop, conductor, November 11, 7 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, Utah State University, free, www.americanfestivalchorus.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Evening of Percussion, Panoramic Steel, Percussion Ensemble and Gamelan Bintang Wahyu, Ron Brough and Jeremy Grimshaw, directors, November 11, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Path of Miracles,” Chamber Choir, Reed Criddle, conductor, British composer Joby Talbot takes listener on a musical journey through Spain, tracing a mystical pilgrimage, El Camino de Santiago, to the remains of the apostle James, November 11, 7:30 p.m., NuSkin Innovation Center Atrium, 75 W, Center Street, Provo, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Folk Music Ensemble, Mark Geslison, director, November 11, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Caine Chamber Ensembles, N0vember 12, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, University Campus Symphony, November 12, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Student Composer Showcase, November 12, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

SALTY CRICKET COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE, “Belt Canto,” is a collage of opera and musical theatre scenes of shows by Utah composers, pieces include I Saw You, by Rick Mortensen, The Mob Song, words by Annelise Parkes Murphy and music by Jeff Parkes, Whimsicon: A Song Cycle on the Poems of Ogden Nash, by Marden Pond, The Sand and Sea, words and music by M. Ryan Taylor, Exiles by James Joyce, music by Nathaniel Eshler, The Scarlet Letter, words and music by Melissa Cecala, November 13, 7:30 p.m., Ladies Literary Guild, 850 E. South Temple, $10 general, $5 students, if purchased in advance ($5 more on day of performance), www.saltycricket.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Guitar Ensembles, November 13, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, U.S. Army Brass Quintet, Recital November 13, 4:10 p.m., Master Class, November 13, 5 p.m., both in Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Faculty Recital, Tully Cathey, jazz guitar, November 13, 4:10 p.m., Master Class, November 19, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS, “The Touré-Raichel Collective,” brings together Malian guitar virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré and Israeli superstar Idan Raichel to create masterworks of collaboration and improvisation, November 14, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, $20 general, $15 students, 801-626-7000, www.wsuculturalaffairs.org or www.weberstatetickets.com.

UTAH CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY, Anton Baranov, November 14, 8 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $20 general, $10 students, for more information and advance tickets please visit www.ucgs.org.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Requiem of Battle,” Chamber Orchestra, Cheung Chau, conductor, music faculty members come together with the Chamber Orchestra to commemorate Veteran’s Day with music inspired by war, music includes Vaughan Williams’ On Wenlock Edge, and Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, dedicated to the victims of war, November 14, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theatre, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Combo Night, Jay Lawrence, director, November 14, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Saxophone Chamber Night, November 14, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), room 313, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Guest Artist Ernest Salem, violin, Master Class, November 14, 1:00 p.m., Recital 7 p.m., both in Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Rachel Eddington, lyric soprano, will perform a program including sacred, classical and musical theater songs, November 14, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Mahler’s Symphony No. 2,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Celena Shafer, soprano, Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano, and Utah Symphony Chorus, program also includes music by Haydn, November 14-15, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $10-$69 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BYU Concert Singers and Concert Choir, Rosalind Hall and Ronald Staheli, conductors, November 14-15, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Opera Scenes, N0vember 14-15, 7:30 p.m., Room 214, Chase Fine Arts Center, free.

GIFTED MUSIC SCHOOL, Fall Concert, Jenny Oaks Baker, violin, Vladimir Kulenovich, conductor, Gifted Music School Orchestra, program features Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, November 15, 5 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 Foothill Dr., free.

SALT LAKE SYMPHONY, “Cultural Roots,” Robert Baldwin, music director and conductor, Ryan van Liere, bassoon, includes music by Beethoven, John Williams and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 in G major November 15, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, $5 students and seniors, 801-531-7501 or at the door with cash, check or credit card, www.saltlakesymphony.org.

METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL, Utah District Auditions, November 15, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.-to 5:00 p.m., 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (while judges deliberate), a reception with competitors and an opportunity to vote for your favorite singer, the winner to receive an audience choice award, 5:30 p.m., announcement of the winners, Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, free and open to the public, www.utahmoncauditions.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Family Concert Series, “Peter and the Wolf and Friends,” Chamber Orchestra, Kory Katsennes, conductor, November 15, 11 a.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Trombone Choir, November 15, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Utah Premiere Brass, Kirt Saville, director, British style brass band will perform jazz, sacred and upbeat selections, November 15, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, Gallery Series, Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major op. 30, No. 1,  Rihm’s Klavierstück, No. 2, op. 8b, Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, op. 30, No. 3, Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in C minor, op. 30, No. 2, performed by Utah Symphony associate concertmaster Kathryn Eberle, and NOVA artistic director Jason Hardink, November 16, 3 p.m., The Art Barn at Finch Lane, 54 Finch Lane, $25, tickets online or cash or checks at the door, www.novachambermusicseries.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Vedrana Subotic, piano, Beethoven Sonata Perspectives, November 16, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Percussion Ensembles, N0vember 17, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE CITY, Master Class, Peter Wispelwey, cello and Pei-Shan Lee, piano, November 17, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $28 general, $16 faculty, staff, seniors, $8 non U. students with ID, free U students with ID, tickets available at the door, for general information and season ticket pricing call 801-467-2181 or log on to www.cmsofslc.org.

LOGAN CANYON WINDS, “Winds on the Road” Series, music includes pieces from Debussy to a traditional Hasidic dance, November 18, 5:30 p.m., Centennial Junior High School, 740 Sunset Dr., Kaysville, free.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE CITY, Peter Wispelwey, cello and Pei-Shan Lee, piano, November 18, 7:30 p.m., music by Brahms, Poulenc, Schubert and Debussy, Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $30 general, $10 students with ID, tickets available at the door, www.cmsofslc.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Cougar Marching Band, Fred McInnis, director, November 18, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Ensembles, N0vember 19, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BYU Philharmonic, Kory Katseanes, conductor, Will Kimball, trombone, music includes Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Neil Thornock’s am strigat…am legat (premiere), November 19, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10-15 general ($4-$5 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Symphony Orchestra, N0vember 19, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, “A Night At The Opera,” a collaboration with Utah Symphony and Opera, November 20, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BRAVO! Series, Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer, conductor, Fumiaka Miura, violin, includes music by Dvorák and Camille Saint-Saëns, November 20, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $20 general ($7 off with BYU or student ID, $3 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Group for Experimental Music, November 20, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Woodwind Chamber Night, November 20, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), room 313, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Fumiaki Miura, violin, program also includes music by Saint-Saëns, and Dvorák’s My Home, November 21-22, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $15-$69 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, “Bells on Temple Square,” annual holiday concert directed by LeAnna Willmore, November 21-22, 7:30 p.m., Tabernacle, tickets required; for free tickets call 801-570-0080 or visit www.lds.org/events.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Lyric Opera Ensemble, “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” November 21-22, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 seniors/non-U. students/U. faculty and staff, free for U. students with valid I.D., 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Synthesis, with Essential Ellington Jazz Festival, Ray Smith, director, November 21-22, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicholas, a cantata depicting the life of the patron saint of children, Saint Nicolas, a fourth century Bishop of Myra, featuring tenor Robert Breault, the American Festival Singers and Chamber Orchestra, the Fry Street Quartet, the Caine College of the Arts Choral Scholars and the Utah State University Women’s Chorus, November 23, 6 p.m., 85 E. 100 North, Logan, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Symphonic Band, N0vember 24, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, free.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Ice Breaker,” Jazz Festival Gala Concert, Jazz Ensembles, David Fullmer, director, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theatre, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Repertory Ensemble, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Maurice Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composer Series, featuring the music of Yu-Hui Chang performed by Canyonlands, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Guitar Ensemble, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Eccles Theatre, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Classical Guitar Ensembles, November 25, 7 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, String Ensembles, N0vember 25, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Browning String Quartet, November 25, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theatre, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

CHRISTMAS ON TEMPLE SQUARE, “We Also Sing!,” women’s choir, and “Because We Sing!,” men’s chorus, kick off the 2014 Christmas on Temple Square season,  November 29, 7:30 p.m., Tabernacle, free, but tickets are required for this event, tickets may be obtained over the internet at www.lds.org/events, or by calling 801-570-0080 or 866-537-8457.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Special Series, “Messiah Sing-In,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Melissa Heath, soprano, Abigail Levis, alto, Tyson Miller, tenor, and Christopher Clayton, baritone, November 29-30, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $10-$32 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.

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